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Measles cases are surging across the US. Experts are blaming the nation’s anti-vaccine push

Doctors say the spread of misinformation and vaccine hesitancy are tied to the nation’s falling measles vaccine rates

The Independent UK

I’m heading overseas. Do I really need travel vaccines?

Australia is in its busiest month for short-term overseas travel. And there are so many things to consider when planning your trip. Unfortunately, it’s easy to overlook the importance of pre-travel vaccinations.

The Conversation

Hundreds are quarantined in South Carolina as measles spreads in 2 US outbreaks

Measles outbreaks in South Carolina and on the Arizona-Utah border are growing

The Independent UK

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South Carolina officials report ‘accelerating’ measles outbreak

Thanksgiving travel and low vaccination rates have contributed to 27 new cases in state during past week

The Guardian - US

South Carolina measles outbreak ‘accelerating’ with hundreds of unvaccinated students now in second 21-day quarantine

South Carolina health officials said mobile vaccination clinics have been deployed, but admitted that only a “small number of doses” were administered at the sites

The Independent UK

Crumbling health systems and misinformation fuelling global surge in measles, scientists warn

Experts say that a ‘generational decline in living standards’ could be behind waning rates of vaccination

The Independent UK

If Texas measles outbreak is still spreading, U.S. could lose measles-free status, scientists say

One study estimates that an outbreak the size of the one in West Texas earlier this year costs about $12.6 million.

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Measles deaths are down 88 percent worldwide – but cases are still surging

America could lose its long-standing elimination status due to recent outbreaks

The Independent UK

Measles vaccinations begin in rebel-held Congo almost a year after deadly outbreak

Measles vaccines have arrived in a rebel-held area of eastern Congo nearly a year after a deadly outbreak of the highly contagious disease began

The Independent UK

Measles cases rose 47% in Europe and Central Asia last year amid global surge in outbreaks, WHO says

Measles deaths have plummeted worldwide since the turn of the century, but health officials warn that there are troubling signs that it is now resurging.

Euronews

Online harassment is silencing Canada’s health experts — institutions need to do more to protect them

Canada has lost the measles elimination status it has held since 1998. To regain that status, one crucial factor is hearing from researchers who speak about vaccine safety in public.

The Conversation

US could lose its measles elimination status within months, experts say

With 45 outbreaks of measles over the past year, the United States is at risk of endemic spread within months, experts told Live Science.

LiveScience

The US is on track to lose its measles elimination status in months. RFK needs to go.

Canada has lost its measles elimination status and the U.S. is likely to be next. These failures are the result of the anti-vaccination movement, bolstered by the appointment of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — and it's a bellwether of the erosion of public health.

LiveScience

Canada no longer measles-free after 5,000 cases recorded this year

The outbreak has already led to the deaths of two babies

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Canada has lost its 'measles elimination status' — here's what that means

A large, ongoing outbreak that began in Canada in 2024 has cost the country its measles elimination status.

The Independent UK

Canada loses measles elimination status after ongoing outbreaks

International health experts say Canada is no longer measles-free because of ongoing outbreaks, as childhood vaccination rates fall and the highly contagious virus spreads across North and South America

Euronews

Canada loses measles-free status after nearly 30 years

Canada was first declared measles-free in 1998.

The Conversation

Canada loses its official ‘measles-free’ status – and the US will follow soon, as vaccination rates fall

In the wake of a measles outbreak in Canada that has infected thousands of people over the past year, an international health agency revoked the country’s measles-free status on Nov. 10, 2025.

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The Independent UK

The US might lose its longstanding ‘measles elimination’ status

More than 1,600 cases and three deaths due to measles infections so far this year – mostly in unvaccinated Americans

The Conversation

Strict school vaccine mandates work, and parents don’t game the system − new research

When four states between 2015 and 2021 stopped allowing parents to opt their children out of receiving routine vaccines without a medical reason, vaccination rates among kindergartners increased substantially. That’s the key finding from our new study published in the medical journal JAMA Pediatrics.

LiveScience

'This is a completely different level of anti-vaccine engagement than we've ever seen before,' says epidemiologist Dr. Seth Berkley

Epidemiologist Dr. Seth Berkley spoke to Live Science about the importance of vaccine equity and the obstacles undermining it, as well as the political challenges to vaccines being raised in the U.S.

The Conversation

NZ may be on the cusp of another measles outbreak – what happened in 2019 should be a warning

The recent confirmation of new measles cases unconnected to international travel suggests the highly contagious disease has likely started spreading through communities, according to Health New Zealand.

The Guardian - UK

US anti-vax stance to blame for continent-wide surge in measles, say experts

The disease was eliminated across the Americas in 2024, but urgent vaccination drives are now under way as cases rise from Mexico to Bolivia after outbreaks farther north

International Business Times UK

Fury as 153 Unvaccinated Children Quarantined After Measles Outbreak in South Carolina

More than 150 unvaccinated students in South Carolina have been quarantined for 21 days after a measles exposure, prompting concern among parents and renewed debate over school vaccination policies.

The Independent UK

MAGA falls for fake TPUSA halftime show poster promising performances by Kid Rock and ‘Measles’

‘WOW: It’s official. It’s happening,’ one MAGA influencer tweeted, adding: ‘This is how we win.’

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